In the middle of endless darkness, a voice sounded.
I died.....
Yeah that's what happened.
I was walking down the alleyway shortcut leading to my home when I stumbled around a murder.
And because I saw the scene, I was killed.
I tried to resist but... I am already sick enough!
Since little, I was weaker than my peers and became a target of bullying!
I was humiliated day and night!
Not only that but my parents died early.
Such a pathetic life!
CRACK!
A worthless existence I was!
CRACK!!
but not anymore....NOT ANYMORE!
CRACK!!!
With every shout, every anguished roar, a cracking in the vast darkness sounded as if his rage was bending reality.
And at last, like weak glass it shattered.
And his vision came to light.
"W...where am i?"
He asked himself as soon as he saw the scenery around him.
He was on top of a mountain.
Looking down was like looking from heaven to earth.
The scene shocked him.
"Didn't I die? And where is the weak feeling I am used too?"
He-or let's call him by his name, shadow.
Shadow questioned with bewilderment on his face as he looked at his body.
He realized that something changed about his appearance. He was wearing black robes like the ones described in cultivation novels with golden stripes, making it look luxurious and gave an ancient aura.
And he realized something...
He was floating!
His legs weren't touching the ground as he stood in mid air.
"What the fuck?"
That was all he could say when he realized his current predicament.
Just then a man in white robes passed from over his position over a flying sword.
And that's when everything hit him...
"I have reincarnated?or transmigrated? Either way I got a new chance!"
Shadow exclaimed excitedly before starting to call to the following group that went after the previous man, trying to get them to help him down the mountain.
But they didn't respond or react, as if they couldn't hear him.
"Hmph, bastards"
Shadow cursed under his breathe, thinking that they ignored him.
He looked down the mountain and shivered.
But when he remembered that he could float he smiled and took a step.
Unsurprisingly, he didn't fall.
"So I can fly, huh?"
Shadow was quite surprised.uf he could fly when he just got to this world, why did those cultivators from earlier use flying swords?
Soon enough, he threw all those questions to the back of his head and floated down the mountain.
2 hours later he arrived at the mountain foot and saw a river nearby.
"Hmm, did my appearance change from my past life? Or am I still as handsome?"
Although shadow was weak in his past life, he was undoubtedly very handsome. Although the illness made it ruined.
But to Shadow's surprise, confusion, and disappointment, he couldn't see his reflection.
"What the-where is my reflection?"
He asked himself with a tone of bewilderment.
After pondering over it for a while he shrugged it off and started flying around looking for the nearest place where humans could be found.
But night fell, and there was no sign of humans.
Only monsters...
Hours later, when shadow has just started searching he saw a huge monster with a big build and golden furs.
He was scared out of his wits. will he die from his first day here?
But to his astonishment, not only did it not attack him but it didn't even look in his direction, as if he didn't exist.
And with that, a scary theory came to Shadow's mind...
Am I a ghost?
And that was what led to... This...
"Ahhhh! Look at me!"
Shadow was shouting at a big frog with jade like skin that was darting from a place to another.
"I am doomed"
Shadow was starting to lose hope.
If no one could see him, what's the use of it all?
Even he got strong enough, he has no one to show it off to!
But after calming down, his eyes flashed with determination.
Strength first, everything else later.
That's something he learned in his past life... From novels, of course.
If you are strong enough, you can soar the heavens and split the seas!
But suddenly....
[Ding! Host has awakened the Primordial system]
A greenish panel appeared in mid air in front of him.
Shadow looked at this with surprise and excitement.
"Finally! I am not so hopeless. System, what's your use?"
[The system helps the host becomes stronger and gain new abilities]
"Show me my current status"
Shadow said with slight anticipation.
Soon the image of himself with words on its righ appeared.
[Name:shadow
Race:primordial soul
Strength:1st stage chi gathering
Abilities: flight, invisibility, soul devouring, analysis]
Shadow put his hand on his chin as he thought,
I can understand the first, second and forth ability but what is the third one?'
[Soul devouring allows the host to devour a soul, acquiring a lot of things from it.]
"Oh you can hear my thoughts... Cool"
Shadow complemented half heartedly, not knowing how to react to this.
"Anyway continue"
[Continue what?]
"... "
[....]
"Continue explaining"
[Oh... ]
"... "
Shadow was speechless at how stupid his system is, and what made it even more strange is the feminim tone the system has.
[The soul devouring is at the initial stages so it only has the ability to increase your cultivation]
After gaining the information he needed, came the most important question....
"How to deactivate invisibility?"
He asked the system.
[Oh, you can't]
"Huh?"
Shadow's mind stopped operating for a moment.
"WHAT?!"
after finally realizing the situation, he burst out.
[You only have invisibility not visibility]
The system responded plainly.
"... You son of a-"
[Hey, there maybe be kids reading you know?]
"... "
After many moments in silence the system finally spoke again.
[So you gonna start hunting to cultivate or stare at me, you pervert?]
The system asked with a tone of annoyance.
Shadow just ignored the system and started searching for weak beasts to kill.
Fortunately, he is invisible so the big bosses didn't attack him at sight.
After some walking he arrived at a some kind of cave.
From the Aura inside, shadow could sense a group of chi gathering beasts inside.
He cautiously entered the cave only to be met with the stench of blood and decay.
He almost vomited but held it in and proceeded to the end of the cave.
There he found corpses for weak beasts laying on the ground and a group of chi gathering beasts feasting on them.
Although disgusted, shadow could see the opportunity.
They're defenseless, and he is invisible. Perfect combination.
He didn't waste any more time and charged at the weakest looking one.
He was the smallest in the group of five beasts,but he was at Shadow's stage.
The small tiger like monster sensed the invisible attack coming, but it was too late.
Slice!
The back neck of the tiger was slicked by something shap and started bleeding.
The other tigers stopping eating and became alert and started growling around.
Minutes later, the attacked tiger died.
"Finally, it gave up"